Brian Tee
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1977-03-15 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Okinawa, Japan
- Also known as
- Jae-Bum Takata · Jae-Beom Takata · برایان تی
Biography
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 2016 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Andy Meltzer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Denny Ocampo
Bones
2005
as Ken Nakamura
Chicago Fire
2012
as Ethan Choi
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Hideaki Kuroda
Chicago Med
2015
as Dr. Ethan Choi
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Jesse Kong / Ethan Choi
Lucifer
2016
as Ben Rogers
Reacher
2022
as Xavier Quinn
Grimm
2011
as Akira Kimura
Monk
2002
as James Lu
Without a Trace
2002
as Kirk
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Toshiro Mori
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Intern
Entourage
2004
as Fukijama Crew Member
Burn Notice
2007
as Takeda
Lie to Me
2009
as Bodyguard (Han Yong-Dae)
The Unit
2006
as Rebel Leader
The Pretender
1996
as Male Agent
Zoey 101
2005
as Kazu
Family Law
1999
as DEA Agent
Baby Daddy
2012
as Tommy Kwan
Shake It Up
2010
as Mr. Itou
Zoo
2015
as Philip Weber
Legends
2014
as Paul Chang
Jericho
2006
as Cheung
Dark Blue
2009
as Kang
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Liu Kang
The Invisible Man
2000
as Mallon
Expats
2024
as Clarke
Crash
2008
as Eddie Choi
Wanted 2005
2005
as Jin-Lee Park
The Chronicle
2001
as Neo
Sym-Bionic Titan
2010
as Mike Chan (voice)
Cracking Up
2004
as Frat Guy
Get Jiro!
as Jiro (voice)
Movies (24)
Jurassic World
2015
as Hamada
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
as Shredder
A House of Dynamite
2025
as SAIC Ken Cho
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Japanese Pedestrian
We Were Soldiers
2002
as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
as Sushi Chef
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
as Cpl. Thom Kobe
No Tears for the Dead
2014
as Charles
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as D.K.
The Wolverine
2013
as Noburo Mori
Chain Letter
2010
as Brian Yee
What Planet Are You From?
2000
as Alien (uncredited)
Tiger Cruise
2004
as MA2 Chan
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Mac Chang
Shake It Up: Made in Japan
2012
as Mr. Itou
All In
2006
as Rosenbloom Player 2
The Gabby Douglas Story
2014
as Liang Chow
The Beautiful Ones
2017
as Casper
One Christmas Eve
2014
as Dr. Chen
Wedding Palace
2013
as Jason
Deadland
2009
as Jax
Enough
2026
as Brian Takakura
The Historian Paradox
2011
as Avith Kang
Roswell FM
2017
as Dwayne Archimedes
About Brian Tee
Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. He is most known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi on NBC's Chicago Med and for his role as D.K. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a sadistic minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of the Yakuza Boss. He played Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the 201… With 60 credits spanning from 1996 to 2026, Brian Tee has appeared in 24 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian Tee Movies
- Jurassic World (2015) — as Hamada
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) — as Shredder
- A House of Dynamite (2025) — as SAIC Ken Cho
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) — as Japanese Pedestrian
- We Were Soldiers (2002) — as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
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